The 2002 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 116th staging of the

All-Ireland Senior Football Championship The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (SFC) ( ga, Craobh Shinsir Peile na hÉireann) is the premier competition in Gaelic football. An annual tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA), it is contested by the county ...

, the

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's premier

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tournament. The championship began on 5 May 2002 and ended on 22 September 2002.

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by

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in the All-Ireland quarter-final. On 22 September 2002,

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won the championship following a 1-12 to 0-14 defeat of Kerry in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title. It remains their only All-Ireland title. Armagh's

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was the championship's top scorer with 1-40. His teammate

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was the choice for the three Footballer of the Year awards.

Format

The Qualifier Rounds system, first used in 2001 was again used in this year.

Results

Connacht Senior Football Championship The Connacht Senior Football Championship is an annual Gaelic football competition for the senior county teams of Connacht GAA. All of the counties of Connacht participate in the championship, as well as counties London and New York. The winning ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Munster Senior Football Championship The Munster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship and shortened to Munster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It i ...

Quarter-finals Semi-finals Finals

Ulster Senior Football Championship The Ulster Senior Football Championship is an inter-county competition for Gaelic football teams in the province of Ulster. It is organised by the Ulster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) and begins in early May. The final is usu ...

Preliminary round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Leinster Senior Football Championship The Leinster Senior Football Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship and shortened to Leinster SFC, is an annual inter-county Gaelic football competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA ...

First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Qualifiers

Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Round 4

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Miscellaneous

* This year

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in their fourth season in the Connacht championship are give home ground. *

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play Leitrim in the Connacht championship for the first time since 1991. * There was a triple of draws & replays in the Munster football championship in the 2 semi-finals between Clare vs Tipperary and Cork vs Kerry also final between Cork vs Tipperary. *

and

meet in the Connacht final for the first time since 1971. * During the course of the championship there were a number of first-time championship meetings. **Waterford V Roscommon **Wicklow V London **Wexford V Tyrone **Monaghan V Louth **Longford V Down **Antrim V Westmeath **Cavan V Limerick **Westmeath V Fermanagh **Longford V Derry **Tyrone V Leitrim **Kerry V Wicklow **Limerick V Offaly **Kerry V Fermanagh **Mayo V Limerick **Sligo V Tyrone **Armagh V Sligo * The All-Ireland qualifiers saw Tipperary face Mayo in the championship for the first time since 1920. * Armagh qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first time since 1977. They became the 18th team to win the All-Ireland title.

References

{{Kerry Football Team 2002